But it should be merit-based.
People start kicking up a fuss, like, "Oh, it should be merit-based".
The only basis for entry should be merit.
Mr. Levy's action came after several years of debate over whether there should be merit pay for administrators and teachers in city schools.
Moreover, he instructed that the primary criterion for promotion should be merit and not personal loyalties.
In a televised debate, McCormack said "The office of United States senator should be merited, and not inherited," and said that if his opponent's name was Edward Moore, not Edward Moore Kennedy, his candidacy "would be a joke".
Freshening up a team is a good thing - I don't mean you should drop prople all the time, it should be done on merit - but it's good to have the youthful enthusiasm and ambition of a new player coming in to play for England, and I think the number six spot is still up for grabs.
Rather, that information is generally only used by agenda-driven individuals and groups as an attempt to shift the focus away from where it should be — on the merits of the issues.
In 1993, the Advisory Council proposed an amendment to the constitution of the Order of Canada, making the sovereign's spouse automatically a Companion, but Prince Philip again refused, stating that if he was to be appointed, it should be on his merits.
Once we've levelled it, it should be on skill and merit.
This idea has its merits, but it should be qualified.
